There is no time of the year … like this time of the year. During this Christmas season, it seems that ordinary space and time are taken over by a sense of wonder and reverence and glee. And even though Christmastime is often filled with extra busyness and sometimes stress, at the heart of the season … is JOY. And that is as it should be… Christmas is meant to be a celebration of the One who came to give us life and to set us free! And that’s a...
I don’t know when the last time you were in the Old Testament Book of Job was, but one of the truths that comes to us through Job has really began to hit me in the past few years. The truth I’m speaking of comes from Job 41:11b, which is God through Job saying this: “… Everything under heaven is mine.” The circumstance I’m thinking of now isn’t the first time God taught me this lesson, but it’s one of the most powerful for me… Have you ever loaned something...
Some of you may remember the sermon series from a couple of years ago called ‘Plan B.’ For many, it was a series that hit them right where they were at; for others, it was an uncomfortable time because it reminded them of where they’d been before—in the midst of a time of life they didn’t plan on! I probably don’t have to even say this today, but I’VE BEEN LIVING THROUGH PLAN Bs IN MY LIFE FOR THE PAST YEAR… On January 4 of last year, I had quadruple...
For the past couple of weeks, we’ve been talking about ‘how to be blessed’ as a church … and asking questions like: What kind of a church will God bless? What do we need to be about, as a church, in order to be recipients of God’s blessing? Last week, one of the things we talked about needing to do was this: We need to be ‘devoted’ to God’s word. And God’s word is full of ways to receive God’s blessing. We can know how … and that’s what we’re...
(Delivered by Gail Ray, in Rom’s absence…) Folks, do you believe that God’s way … is the best way? How ‘bout when it doesn’t make sense to you? Do you still believe that God’s way is the best way? I’m most sure we’ll find out in today’s Bible story that Joseph may have had his doubts … until an angel came to him, who—you guessed it—had a message from God… Our lesson for today comes from the Gospel of Matthew. And the fact that Jesus was born to Mary—even though...
For nine to ten days, Mary had carried with her the most astounding secret: She was pregnant—a virgin birth—and she was going to be the ‘mom’ of the long-expected Messiah! Yet she’d been afraid to share the news, for if the wrong person heard, King Herod would have her killed. Or, if her family didn’t believe her, they could turn her over to the religious leaders there around Nazareth and they could have her stoned to death, too. Perhaps, she herself was afraid to trust—at least for a time—that the...
Folks, as we begin this second message in our ‘Joy of Giving’ series for November, I want to say bluntly today just how uncomfortable it can be for all of us to talk about our stuff—our wealth—and how it relates to our walk with God. Whether you’ve thought about it or not, it can be uncomfortable on both ends, just so you know. Not only can it be uncomfortable to hear messages about money, but it can also be uncomfortable to be ‘the messenger,’ too. With that in mind, that...
Several years ago, there was a Gallup poll taken where Americans were asked ‘who do you think Jesus is?" Here are the results: 70% of those interviewed said Jesus was not just another man. 42% stated Jesus was God among men. 27% felt Jesus was only human but divinely called. 9% states Jesus was divine because he embodied the best of humanity. Along with that it was discovered that 81% of Americans consider themselves to be Christians (Gallup Poll, 1983.) … even considering the results of this survey! So, who...
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